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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1879
Page
3
A brief note discusses the Sisters of Charity or the B. V. and M. organization, noting possible affiliations or roles within a local context. The item remains fragmentary with limited detail about activities or dates.
An aged recluse Alvin Harrison, a cousin of ex President Harrison, dies in the Neosho bottoms after a life of isolation. He once studied law and medicine, faced heartbreak when a fiancée eloped, and left behind 320 acres plus property in Ohio. A letter from 1835 hints at unnamed relatives and possible clues to his kin.
A Baltimore News report details a method used by large oyster firms to fatten oysters from Tangier Sound and Lynnhaven by transferring them to scows, sinking them in Patapsco water during flood tides, then pumping them free. The process reportedly increases value from sixty cents to as high as 1.50 to 100 dollars per bushel.
Mrs Smith burned a fishhook found in her husband’s papers. The hook ended up in Mr Smith’s thumb. He removed it after surgery and kept it in his vest. A colored woman knocked it from his pocket as she rushed by injuring her dress. Police detained him with the hook, now at the station awaiting disposition.
The Washington Post reports a marriage between William B. Soaper and Ann Molall formed October 28 1878 after a tense scene at her Seventh Street home. Soaper then 19 resisted but under threats from her family and a pistol was coerced into wedlock. Reverend Mason Noble performed the ceremony and Soaper later left, denying further contact or marriage plans.
A historical note on chewing gum production in the United States describes early factories in New York City and a few in New England and elsewhere. It traces gum materials from spruce to paraffin gum mastic and rubber gum from the sapote tree, noting consumption around fifty tons yearly and the durable, taste-less quality of rubber gum. A second item humorously surveys a “tidies” mania among women, with a Mrs Younglove chasing new fashion pieces and envious reactions to shops and imports.
The article argues women consent to marriage more readily than men and often face fewer attractions in the state, while men may delay or hesitate. It contends women marry when they have the chance, discouraged only by parents or friends, and challenges the idea that women are irrational or that marriage merely sacrifices liberty. It asserts that marriage can grant, not take, liberty for women.
AnMonta TM Rats notes that early rain contains more ammonia as water needed to wash the air is minimal, while later rain dilutes the solution. Prolonged rain and dews or fogs can be heavy enough to obscure vision.
An Atlanta paper warns that snuff dipping has spread among educated Southern matrons and young women, causing secrecy, nervous and digestive disorders, and potential addiction. It cites boarding schools, hidden bottles, and medical warnings linking the habit to serious health decline and social decline.
Brother Gardner in Detroit Free Press cites a Hartford gift of a shark jaw relic and a motto about not biting off more than one can chew. He uses the image to warn against overreaching in politics and personal life with zeal for common sense.
Dealers in New Orleans find that marking shoes as No 2 on a pair labeled No 8 helps fit customers, avoiding the problem of shoes being too large and ensuring satisfaction. The note reflects old trade practices and consumer needs for proper sizing.
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